Uber has recently faced significant performance issues due to increased traffic, revealing memory-related bottlenecks like long GC pauses and memory leaks. Their engineering team documented their optimization process, including identifying a misconfigured thread causing excessive object creation. They utilized tools like GCeasy and fastThread for effective analysis and resolution of these challenges.
Cloudbees, a leader in Jenkins CI/CD, has enhanced garbage collection performance with GCeasy. Ryan Smith, a senior DevOps engineer at CloudBees, shares insights on his experience in optimizing garbage collection performance, highlighting key strategies and outcomes in an engaging write-up.
TD Bank, a major Canadian bank, utilized GCeasy, FastThread, and HeapHero products recently. Architect Ram Lakshmanan provided training and conducted a critical system review at their Toronto office, engaging with dedicated performance engineers through interactive sessions and thoughtful discussions. The collaboration emphasized a strong focus on performance improvement.
Samsung Research America hosted a two-day onsite training on 'JVM Performance Engineering & Troubleshooting' at their Mountain View office. The training involved active participation from Samsung's performance engineering team, leading to insightful interactions. The session received a commendable 5-star rating from the Samsung Learning & Development department, showcasing successful engagement.
Workday, a leader in cloud ERP, uses the GCeasy tool to enhance Garbage Collection performance in their systems. Architect Ram Lakshmanan gave a successful guest lecture at Workday's headquarters on JVM performance engineering, offering valuable insights to Site Reliability Engineers and Performance Engineers for optimizing efficiency and system reliability.